Leah Hennig

Leah is the 2024-25 Opinion Editor at The Gateway. She is in her second year studying English and media studies. In her spare time, she can be found reading, painting, and missing her dog while drinking too much coffee.

OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah Hennig21 minutes ago

Burlap Sack: Frieless Dewey’s

Look, I don’t mean to hit Dewey’s while it’s down, but it’s brutal right now. What was once a prime…
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OpinionVivian Lam

Leah Hennig6 days ago

Editorial: Financial aid is lagging when students need it most

It’s not news to students that the cost of their education just keeps going up. However, it might be news…
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NewsLeah Hennig

Leah Hennig2 weeks ago

The Landing hosts celebration for Transgender Day of Visibility

On April 1, The Landing hosted a celebration for Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) in the Students’ Union Building (SUB).…
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FeaturesLeah Hennig

Leah Hennig2 weeks ago

Harm reduction on campus: Students pushing for more

In 2023, Health Canada released data on post-secondary student substance use collected in the 2021–22 Canadian Post-Secondary Education Alcohol and…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Leah Hennig2 weeks ago

Editorial: Student consultation needs to be more than performative

The more time I spend at the University of Alberta, the more I start to think consultation is just a…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Leah Hennig3 weeks ago

Oil and gas above all else, but at what cost?

Whether it’s been conversations around tariffs or demands for our new Prime Minister Mark Carney, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is…
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NewsLeah Hennig

Leah Hennig3 weeks ago

ISU offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons

The University of Alberta’s Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons from March 7 to June…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: President

The 2025 presidential race has been unusually packed, with four candidates vying for the University of Alberta Students’ Union’s (SU)…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: Vice-president (operations and finance)

The vice-president (operations and finance) (VPOF) race for the 2025 University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) election has been consistently…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: Plebiscites

In the 2025 University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) elections, students will get the chance to vote on two plebiscites:…
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